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Sweeping tax cuts announced

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
... "The combination of the immediate expensing and loss carry-back measures will create an additional 50,000 jobs across the country," Frydenberg said. A further measure is cutting red tape for businesses by allowing employers to use existing corporate ...

Frydenberg bets on infrastructure for recovery

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
... will expand our record 10-year infrastructure pipeline which is already supporting 100,000 jobs on worksites across the country today," he said. "Together with what we have announced since the start of the crisis, measures in this Budget will see $14 ...

Chief economist update: Winter of Europe's discontent

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
"The sun did not shine. It was too wet to play. So we sat in the house. All that cold, cold, wet day." - Dr. Seuss They've had their fun in the sun but now, like it or not (certainly not), Europe could well have to sit it out and hibernate for the ...

Tax concessions, infrastructure in focus for budget

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2020
... understanding of what these numbers will be." Morrison stood by his government's decision to delay the budget so the country could focus on the pandemic and gain a better understanding of the economic effects. "I think what we've seen over the ...

Chief economist update: Morrison manufactures Australia's future

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2020
... Morrison -- the most powerful Australian in 2020 (as voted in AFR Magazine's annual top 10 ranking) - is leading the country back to the future. At a speech at the National Press Club on the October 1, "Great Scott" unveiled an A$1.5 billion initiative ...

Industry fund doubles down on fee cuts

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2020
... more money for members' retirements," Rowe said. "We're charging substantially less than some of the biggest funds in the country charge, and our returns speak for themselves." Vision also recently updated its investment strategy as a result of significant ...

Chief economist update: Pandemic, what pandemic?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2020
Like the Energizer bunny, the price of iron ore keeps on going and going and going... up. And this, despite the coronavirus pandemic still doing the rounds on Earth - ongoing first wave or second wave - with worldometer.com's latest stats showing ...

Australia world class in retirement wellbeing

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2020
... drive retirement security, providing an overall ranking and percentage score as an indicator of the attractiveness of a country's retirement environment. The rest of the top 10 for retirement security comprised, in order, Iceland, Switzerland, Norway ...

InvestPro appoints Australia lead

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2020
Financial Risk Solutions (FRS), provider of InvestPro, has announced the appointment of country manager for Australia. Terry Kyle will take on the role and his appointment is part of the firm's ongoing expansion in the region. Kyle will be responsible ...

Fintech appoints country head

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2020
Envestnet Yodlee has appointed Tim Poskitt as country manager for Australian and New Zealand operations. He was previously head of alternative finance and fintech at illion. Earlier in Poskitt's career he worked in global banking for HSBC and in corporate ...